God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
A well-trained soldier is not afraid of his adequacy in battle. In fact, in some ways he looks forward to the challenge of using his skills and equipment. It is not the fighting that scares him. It is the realization that out there somewhere may be a bullet with his name on it. But the wonder of the Gospel is that God promised there is no such bullet for the believer. Though we are in for the fight of our lives and may experience great loss – even of our lives – we know that the enemy is ours. God has promised that our souls are secure, and that He will ultimately defeat all our spiritual foes (John Murray).
So what does the Christ-honoring, non-materialistic family look like? They invest primarily in the things that will leave this world with them and as a team they are all on this same pursuit. They experience freedom and more time for the things most important because they have limited resources that they own in order not to be owned by them. They experience constant joy because the only source of joy they expect is from the Lord. They do not need to have stuff to impress others because the only person they seek to please is the Lord. They have no compelling love for the shadows of the world because their hearts see the true Substance, the beauty of God’s marvelous light. They have their priorities right: things are to be used and people are to be loved. They are content people following Christ and therefore have a great family because their mutual trust is not in material things which will let us down, but in the One who always delivers.
Pork rib drippings or fried chicken drippings or bacon drippings
3/4
ts
Salt
1/4
ts
Black pepper; ground
1/2
ts
Sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
From: Wayne Pridgen <pridgen@pond.com>
Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 20:41:44 -465800
Recipe by: Sylvia Woods Preparation Time: 2:00
1. Pick over the peas to remove stones and dirt. Rinse the peas well and
soak them in cold water for 20 minutes. Drain well.
2. Combine the peas and the remaining ingredients in a large pot. Pour in
enough cold water to cover the peas by 1 inch. Heat to simmering and cook,
covered, until the peas are tender but not mushy, about 1 1/2 hours. Keep
an eye on the peas while they are cooking and add more water to keep them
covered if necessary.
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